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comment letters with the names and 

addresses of the individuals who wrote 

them. However, to the extent 

permissible by law, we will not provide 

the telephone numbers of those 

individuals. 

Supawna Meadows NWR 

Supawna Meadows NWR currently 

includes more than 3,000 acres of 

marsh, grassland, shrubland, and forest 

habitats. The approved refuge 

acquisition boundary encompasses 

4,500 acres along the Upper Delaware 

Bay and Salem River in Pennsville 

Township, New Jersey. The refuge 

boundaries are defined by the Delaware 

Bay, Salem River, and Fort Mott Road. 

Supawna Meadows NWR was 

originally established as the Goose Pond 

addition to the Killcohook NWR 

(currently termed Killcohook Dredge 

Spoil Disposal Area), which was 

established by Executive Order 6582 on 

February 3, 1934. The refuge was 

renamed Supawna Meadows NWR and 

officially separated from Killcohook on 

April 10, 1974, by the Service. On 

October 30, 1998, the Service’s 

jurisdiction over Killcohook was 

revoked. 

Supawna Meadows NWR was 

established as a ‘‘* * *refuge and 

breeding ground for wild birds and 

animals;’’ ‘‘* * *for particular value in 

carrying out the national migratory bird 

management program;’’ ‘‘* * *for use 

as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any 

other management purpose, for 

migratory birds;’’ and as a refuge 

‘‘* * *suitable for (1) incidental fish 

and wildlife-oriented recreational 

development, (2) the protection of 

natural resources, (3) the conservation 

of endangered species or threatened 

species* * *’’

The refuge is located in the Atlantic 

Flyway, where birds migrating from 

interior Canada and the coastal 

Provinces merge to form the main stem 

of the flyway. The area not only serves 

as an important migration area, but also 

provides wintering habitat for large 

numbers of waterfowl. Recent 

midwinter waterfowl inventory flights 

for the Salem River watershed averaged 

more than 2,000 dabbling ducks and 

more than 17,000 Canada geese. 

Supawna Meadows NWR provides 

critical foraging habitat for more than 

6,000 pairs of 9 species of wading birds 

that nest on Pea Patch Island, one of the 

largest rookeries on the east coast. Pea 

Patch Island and the surrounding area, 

including the refuge, have been 

designated a Special Management Area 

by the States of New Jersey and 

Delaware, in accordance with the 

Coastal Zone Management Act. 

Supawna Meadows NWR receives 

significant use by shorebirds during 

both spring and fall migrations. The 

refuge and adjacent marshes are 

currently being investigated for 

potential inclusion in the Western 

Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve 

Network. It also provides habitat for the 

bald eagle, as well as State-listed 

endangered and threatened species and 

species of conservation concern. 

A maternity colony of more than 

1,500 bats, primarily the little brown 

bat, roosts in a dilapidated barn on the 

refuge. The federally endangered 

Indiana bat is known to form small 

colonies within large little brown bat 

colonies. Indiana bats have been 

documented within the Highlands 

region of New Jersey, but little survey 

work has taken place within the 

southern portion of the State, and it is 

not yet known if the species is present 

within the Coastal Plain. 

Reptile and amphibian species of 

conservation concern at Supawna 

Meadows NWR include northern 

diamondback terrapin, eastern box 

turtle, spotted turtle, and Fowler’s toad. 

The predominant public uses of the 

refuge are hunting, fishing, wildlife 

observation and photography. There are 

two walking trails and one boating trail 

to facilitate those uses. Portions of the 

refuge are open to deer hunting and 

waterfowl hunting per State regulations. 

There is an historic lighthouse on the 

refuge, the Finns Point Rear Range 

Light, which draws a number of visitors. 

Dated: September 18, 2007. 

Thomas J. Healy, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. E7–18740 Filed 9–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Record of Decision for the Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan, 

Wilderness Stewardship Plan for 

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 

in Pima and Yuma Counties, AZ 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of record 

of decision. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce our decision 

and availability of the Record of 

Decision (ROD) for the Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP), Wilderness Stewardship Plan 

(WSP) and Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for Cabeza Prieta 

National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

requirements. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD and Final CCP/ 

WSP/EIS may be viewed at Cabeza 

Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 

Headquarters at 1611 North Second 

Street, Ajo, Arizona 85321. You may 

obtain a copy of the ROD at the 

Planning Division Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/Plan/ 

completeplans.html or by writing to the 

following address: U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, National Wildlife 

Refuge System, Southwest Region, 

Planning Division, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Slown at (505) 248–7458 or e-mail: 

john_slown@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

announce our decision and availability 

of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP), Wilderness Stewardship Plan 

(WSP) and Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for Cabeza Prieta 

National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in 

accordance with 40 CFR 1506.6(b). We 

completed a thorough analysis of the 

environmental, social, and economic 

considerations, which we included in 

the Final CCP/WSP/EIS. We released 

the Final CCP/WSP/EIS to the public 

and published a Notice of Availability 

in the Federal Register (72 FR, 20132–

20133, April 23, 2007). The ROD 

documents the selection of Alternative 

D, the Preferred Alternative in the Final 

CCP/WSP/EIS. The ROD was signed by 

the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Southwest Region, on 

July 19, 2007. The CCP/WSP/EIS for the 

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge 

will provide management guidance for 

conservation of Refuge resources and 

public use activities during the next 15 

years. Five alternatives and their 

consequences were described in detail 

in the Draft and Final Environmental 

Impact Statements. Under all 

alternatives the recovery plan for the 

Sonoran pronghorn would be 

implemented, wilderness resources 

would be protected and the Refuge 

would work cooperatively with the 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Customs and Border Patrol, to protect 

Sonoran Desert resources while securing 

the Nation’s border. 

Alternative 1—No Action. No change 

from present management practices. The 

No Action alternative is a status quo 

scenario in which current conditions 

and trends would continue. This 


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alternative served as the baseline to 

compare and contrast with the other 

alternatives. Under existing conditions 

the Refuge would continue to offer a 

limited desert bighorn sheep hunt each 

year in cooperation with the Arizona 

Game and Fish Department. Refuge staff 

would continue to maintain and supply 

supplemental water to existing 

developed waters in desert bighorn 

sheep habitat. 

Alternative 2—Minimum Intervention. 

Under this alternative the primary focus 

of Refuge management is avoidance or 

limitation of management interventions 

within Refuge wilderness. Under this 

alternative, developed wildlife waters in 

sheep habitat within the Refuge 

wilderness would not be maintained or 

supplied with supplemental water. 

Sonoran pronghorn recovery activities 

would continue to be implemented, but 

any new developed waters, forage 

enhancements or radio collaring capture 

operations would be restricted to the 

refuge non-wilderness. 

The desert bighorn sheep hunt would 

also be discontinued. The use of horses 

by Refuge visitors would be prohibited, 

visitor party size would be limited to 

eight individuals and the maximum 

length of stay would be limited to seven 

(7) consecutive days. Collecting 

firewood on the Refuge would be 

prohibited. Only one vehicle-accessible 

developed campsite would be retained. 

Alternative 3—Restrained 

Intervention. The theme of this 

alternative is increased levels of active 

habitat and wildlife management above 

that of Alternative 2, with management 

activities focused on the non-wilderness 

portion of the Refuge. Under this 

alternative, the Refuge would supply 

supplemental water to developed waters 

in sheep habitat within Refuge 

wilderness only during periods of 

severe drought. Sonoran pronghorn 

recovery activities would continue to be 

implemented, but any new developed 

waters, forage enhancements or radio 

collaring capture operations would be 

restricted to the Refuge non-wilderness. 

The desert bighorn sheep hunt would 

be continued, but no hunting would be 

allowed during years of severe drought. 

The use of horses by Refuge visitors 

would be allowed subject to special use 

permit. Visitor party size would be 

limited to eight individuals and the 

maximum length of stay would be seven 

(7) consecutive days. Collecting 

firewood on the Refuge would be 

prohibited. Only one vehicle-accesible 

developed campsite would be retained. 

Alternative 4—Active Management 

(the Service’s Preferred Alternative). The 

theme of this alternative is active 

intervention, as justifiable, throughout 

the Refuge to recover the Sonoran 

pronghorn and maintain a target 

population level for the Refuge’s desert 

bighorn sheep. 

Under this alternative, maintenance 

and water supply to existing developed 

waters in sheep habitat within Refuge 

wilderness would continue and projects 

to increase the water collection 

efficiency of such waters would be 

implemented. Sonoran pronghorn 

recovery activities and developments 

would occur wherever determined best 

suited for species recovery, subject to 

minimum requirements analysis in 

wilderness. 

The Refuge desert bighorn sheep hunt 

program would continue unchanged 

under this alternative. The use of horses 

by Refuge visitors would be allowed 

subject to special use permit. Visitor 

party size would be limited to eight 

individuals or four vehicles and the 

maximum length of stay would be 

fourteen (14) consecutive days. 

Collecting dead and down firewood 

would be allowed for visitors traveling 

in the Refuge backcountry (hiking away 

from the access roads). Three existing 

vehicle-accessible developed campsites 

would be retained. 

Alternative 5—Maximum Effort. This 

alternative focuses on maximizing both 

the provision of visitor services and 

Refuge population levels of desert 

bighorn sheep. Under this alternative all 

existing developed waters in Refuge 

wilderness would be maintained and 

supplied with water, and new 

developed waters would be created. In 

addition to developed waters, the 

Refuge would develop forage 

enhancements in suitable areas of desert 

bighorn sheep habitat to provide forage 

for a larger desert bighorn sheep 

population. 

The desert bighorn sheep hunt 

program would continue unchanged 

under this alternative. Horses would be 

allowed on the Refuge for visitors, 

restrictions of collection of firewood 

would be eliminated and two additional 

developed campsites would be 

developed along the non-wilderness 

access roads. No visitor party size 

limitations would be imposed, and the 

maximum length of stay would be 

fourteen (14) consecutive days. 

We have selected Alternative 4, the 

Preferred Alternative, for 

implementation at the Refuge. 

Alternative 4 addresses the key issues 

identified during the planning process 

and will best achieve the purposes and 

goals of the Refuge as well as the 

mission of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System. This decision includes 

adoption of Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan Chapters (Appendix 

M of the Final CCP/WSP/EIS). 

Implementation of the CCP will occur 

over the next 15 years and will depend 

on future staffing levels and funding. 

The Service’s Basis for the Decision: 

Based on a review of the environmental 

consequences of each alternative, we 

judged Alternative 4 to be the 

environmentally preferable alternative. 

Alternative 4 is also expected to lead to 

more overall public support and a more 

appropriate level of public use 

opportunities than the other 

alternatives. Alternative 1 was not 

considered for selection as it describes 

current management and was presented 

primarily as a baseline against which to 

compare the proposed alternatives. 

Alternatives 2 and 3 were not selected 

primarily because their spatial 

restrictions of management activity 

would likely lead to inefficient and suboptimal sampling and recovery 

implementation for the Sonoran 

pronghorn. Alternative 5 was not 

selected because its level of 

management intervention within 

wilderness to manage a larger 

population of desert bighorn sheep on 

the Refuge would create excessive 

impacts to wilderness character. The 

increased levels of public use 

anticipated under Alternative 5 and the 

absence of any restrictions on firewood 

collection, visitor horse use and visitor 

party size would likely create localized 

adverse impacts to habitat and wildlife 

populations. 

The rationale for choosing the 

selected alternative as the best 

alternative for the CCP/WSP/EIS is 

based on the impact of this alternative 

on the issues and concerns that surfaced 

during the planning process. Because all 

practicable means to avoid or minimize 

environmental harm have been 

incorporated into the preferred 

alternative, no mitigation measures have 

been identified. 

Public Comments on Final CCP/WSP/ 

EIS: During the 30-day waiting period, 

we received three written comments. 

The comments did not raise any issues 

not addressed in the Final CCP/WSP/ 

EIS, and the comments did not result in 

changes to the analysis of 

environmental consequences or affect 

our response to similar comments in the 

Final EIS. All written comments 

received during the 30-day waiting 

period are available for review at the 

Refuge headquarters in Ajo, Arizona 

(see ADDRESSES). 


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Dated: July 19, 2007. 

Benjamin N. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

[FR Doc. 07–4715 Filed 9–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[UT–090–06–1220–PM] 

Revision of Recreation Use 

Restrictions for Indian Creek Canyon 

Corridor: Off-Highway Vehicle Use 

Restrictions 

AGENCY: Department of Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice of OHV use restrictions. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

effective immediately, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Monticello 

Field Office, is restricting off-highway 

vehicle (OHV) travel to existing roads 

and trails on approximately 100,000 

acres of public lands in the Indian Creek 

Canyon area near Monticello, UT. The 

public lands affected by this restriction 

are located in portions of T. 29 S., R. 

19–21 E; T. 30 S., R. 19–22 E.; T. 31 S., 

R. 20–22 E; T. 32 S., R. 20–22 E. The 

Indian Creek Management boundary is 

depicted on the attached map. The 

purpose of this restriction is to protect 

riparian, soils, riparian, vegetation, 

visual and cultural resources that have 

been adversely impacted, or are at risk 

of being adversely impacted by crosscountry OHV travel. 

The restriction will remain in effect 

until the Monticello Resource 

Management Plan Revision is 

completed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick 

Sandberg, Acting Field Office Manager, 

Monticello Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, 

Utah, 84535; (435) 587–1500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is 

implementing this action on 

approximately 100,000 acres of public 

land in the Indian Creek Corridor area 

in San Juan County, which is located in 

southeast Utah. BLM’s Monticello Field 

Office has observed and documented 

considerable adverse effects from crosscountry OHV use in this area to soils, 

riparian, vegetation, visual and cultural 

resources. Based on this information, 

BLM’s authorized officer has 

determined that cross-country OHV use 

in this area is causing, or will cause, 

considerable adverse effects upon soils, 

riparian, vegetation, visual and cultural 

resources. Consequently, OHV travel in 

this area is being limited to existing 

roads and trails. A map showing the 

restriction area is available for public 

inspection at the BLM’s Monticello 

Field Office, at the above address. OHV 

use on the remainder of the public lands 

in San Juan County, Utah administered 

by BLM will be managed according to 

existing Federal Register orders and the 

1991 San Juan Resource Area Resource 

Management Plan. 

This restriction order does not apply 

to: 

(1) Any federal, state or local 

government law enforcement officer 

engaged in enforcing this closure order 

or member of an organized rescue or fire 

fighting force while in the performance 

of an official duty. 

(2) Any Bureau of Land Management 

employee, agent, contractor, or 

cooperator while in the performance of 

an official duty. 

This order shall not be construed as 

a limitation on BLM’s future planning 

efforts and/or management of OHV use 

on the public lands. BLM will 

periodically monitor resource 

conditions and rends in the restriction 

area and may modify this order or 

implement additional limitations or 

closures as necessary. 

The authority for this order is 43 CFR 

8342.1. 

Dated: September 14, 2007. 

Sherwin N. Sandberg, 

Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–18621 Filed 9–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a reinstatement of an 

information collection (1010–0082). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

The information collection request (ICR) 

concerns the paperwork requirements in 

the regulations under 30 CFR 281, 

Leasing for Minerals Other than Oil, Gas 

and Sulphur in the Outer Continental 

Shelf. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

November 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods listed 

below. Please use the Information 

Collection Number 1010–0082 as an 

identifier in your message. 

• E-mail MMS at 

rules.comments@mms.gov. Identify with 

Information Collection Number 1010–

0082 in the subject line. 

• Fax: 703–787–1093. Identify with 

Information Collection Number 1010–

0082. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–

0082’’ in your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607. 

You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulations that require the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30 

CFR Part 281, Leasing for Minerals 

Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur in the 

Outer Continental Shelf. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0082. 

Abstract: Section 8(k) of the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, as 

amended (43 U.S.C. 1337), authorizes 

the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) 

to grant to the qualified persons offering 

the highest cash bonuses on a basis of 

competitive bidding leases of any 

mineral other than oil, gas, and sulphur. 

This applies to any area of the Outer 

Continental Shelf not then under lease 

for such mineral upon such royalty, 

rental, and other terms and conditions 

as the Secretary may prescribe at the 

time of offering the area for lease. The 

Secretary is to administer the leasing 

provisions of the Act and prescribe the 

rule and regulations necessary to carry 

out those provisions. 

Regulations at 30 CFR Part 281 

implement these statutory requirements. 

However, there has been no activity in 

the OCS for minerals other than oil, gas, 

and sulphur for many years and no 

information collected since we allowed 

the OMB approval to expire in 1991. 

Nevertheless, because these are 

regulatory requirements, the potential 

exists for information to be collected 

and we are requesting that OMB 

reinstate this collection of information. 

We use the information required by 

30 CFR Part 281 to determine if 

statutory requirements are met prior to 

the issuance of a lease. Specifically, 

MMS uses the information to: 

• Evaluate the area and minerals 

requested by the lessee to assess the 

viability of offering leases for sale. 


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